A thief with the key to an empire’s destruction. Two ruthless clerics sent to hunt her down. And a ghost from their past who could destroy them all.
On a backwater planet, Jun Ironway has uncovered the ultimate prize: a secret powerful enough to bring down the ruling Kindom. But the Kindom doesn’t let go of its secrets easily. Chono, the cold strategist, and Esek, the brilliant hothead, are the Kindom’s deadliest weapons—and they’re closing in fast.
And watching them all is Six. No one knows what Six wants. Only that the game isn’t over until someone burns.
Winner of the 2024 Philip K. Dick Award, These Burning Stars is a bold, explosive space opera that fans of Gideon the Ninth and A Memory Called Empire won’t want to miss.
